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44,592 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.

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Drownings in Yemen, violence in Paris and rights and justice in Nairobi drew the news. Yemen's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostFrance 54 in 100 of its 2,777 stories, usually 23
RegionCentral Asia 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Yemen

307 of its 358 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 78%. Shabwa accounted for 164 of Yemen's 307 stories about harm, carried by 171 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (48 stories). Drownings were named in 141 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drought. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Shabwa stories →
Conflict & violence

France

1,489 of its 2,777 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Paris accounted for 1,402 of France's 1,489 stories about harm, carried by 1,171 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,306 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Rights & justice

Kenya

1,377 of its 2,130 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Nairobi accounted for 795 of Kenya's 1,377 stories about harm, carried by 373 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (112 stories). Heavy rain was named in 53 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories → Nairobi stories →
Protests & strikes

St Vincent

21 of its 28 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Kingstown accounted for 21 of St Vincent's 21 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. 18 of Kingstown's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (18 stories).

St Vincent over 30 days → its stories → Kingstown stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Tajikistan

25 of its 32 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Dushanbe accounted for 23 of Tajikistan's 25 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Hong Kong

138 of its 299 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Accidents were named in 25 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Health

Botswana

56 of its 149 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (34 stories). Norovirus was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

China

1,612 of its 4,960 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,074 stories). Landslides were named in 171 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with power cuts and tornadoes.

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Health

Denmark

70 of its 226 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Mexico

492 of its 1,221 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Hurricane was named in 360 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tropical storm, storms and flooding.

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Mexico (360 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Greenland (23 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); norovirus in Botswana (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Guyana (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Italy (60 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 Aug. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it. Based on 44,592 stories about harm among 211,407 counted on 9 Aug.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 211,407 stories, as usual. On 9 August 2016, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic94 in 100 of its 114 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen86 in 100 of its 358 stories · usually 78 · mostly disasters & accidents Niger75 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 49 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Kenya65 in 100 of its 2,130 stories · usually 36 · mostly rights & justice Syria57 in 100 of its 476 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Nairobi Kenya359 stories about protests or strikes, of its 795 Kisumu Kenya340 stories about protests or strikes, of its 388 Caracas Venezuela260 stories about protests or strikes, of its 310 Washington US254 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1377 Mumbai India160 stories about protests or strikes, of its 292

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: too little coverage to readPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: too little coverage to readChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readVietnam: warmth about its own usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualLatvia: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBarbados: warmth about its own usualClyde River, Canada -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 12 outletsArkansas, US -- health: 63 stories, carried by 64 outletsEssex, UK -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 14 outletsTunis, Tunisia -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 18 outletsAlbuquerque, US -- health: 361 stories, carried by 340 outletsIsfahan, Iran -- rights & justice: 47 stories, carried by 52 outletsBakassi Peninsula, Cameroon -- displacement: 12 stories, carried by 13 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- health: 41 stories, carried by 30 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Clyde River Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● Arkansas US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 63 stories ● Essex UK about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Tunis Tunisia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 24 stories ● Albuquerque US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 361 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 12,420 stories · about as usual Health22% 9,764 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence18% 8,080 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 7,688 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,697 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,545 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 830 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 830 stories · about as usual

Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.

Harm reported 30 days →

Stories reporting people killed13,574 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,224 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,245 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,203 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced659 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees547 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting abductions505 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations399 at about half the usual rate · most about China and the US Stories reporting people falling ill77 at about the usual rate

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

harshwarm

The words in the day's stories were softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than usual
● Fearabout as usual

From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?

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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.